Independent Lens - Production & Contact Info

Independent Lens (1999– )
TV-14
TV Series | Documentary

Independent Lens (1999– )

TV-14

TV Series | Documentary

Independent Lens is an award-winning PBS documentary series that streams on the PBS App and airs on public television. Independent Lens documentaries focus on stories of underrepresented communities and universal challenges found across ...See moreIndependent Lens is an award-winning PBS documentary series that streams on the PBS App and airs on public television. Independent Lens documentaries focus on stories of underrepresented communities and universal challenges found across America. The series has been awarded numerous Emmys and Peabodys, and has been nominated for 10 Academy Awards. See less

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50 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
America Ferrera Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	111	Barbie (I) (2023)
Terrence Howard Self - Host / Self - Narrator Self - Host / Self - Narrator See fewer	57	Hustle & Flow (2005)
Stanley Tucci Self - Host / Self - Narrator Self - Host / Self - Narrator See fewer	44	Big Night (1996)
Mary-Louise Parker Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	29	RED (2010)
Maggie Gyllenhaal Self - Host / Self - Narrator Self - Host / Self - Narrator See fewer	13	Secretary (2002)
Safiya Fredericks Self Self See fewer	12	Sorry to Bother You (2018)
Larry Krasner Self - Philadelphia District Attorney Self - Philadelphia District Attorney See fewer	8	The Innocence Files (2020)
Bob Listenbee Self - First Assistant District Attorney Self - First Assistant District Attorney See fewer	6	Independent Lens (1999)
Dana Bazelon Self - Assistant D.A., Policy Team / Self - Former Defense Attorney Self - Assistant D.A., Policy Team / Self - Former Defense Attorney See fewer	6	Independent Lens (1999)
Ben Waxman Self - Communications Director Self - Communications Director See fewer	6	Independent Lens (1999)
John McNesby Self - Chairman, Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5, Philadelphia Self - Chairman, Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5, Philadelphia See fewer	5	America Reports (2021)
Movita Johnson-Harrell Self - Victim Services and Restorative Justice Unit Chief Self - Victim Services and Restorative Justice Unit Chief See fewer	5	Murders That Matter (2023)
Mike Lee Self - Assistant D.A., Government Affairs Self - Assistant D.A., Government Affairs See fewer	5	Independent Lens (1999)
Don Cheadle Self - Host / Self - Narrator Self - Host / Self - Narrator See fewer	4	Crash (I) (2004)
Shadi Chauke Self / Self - Narrator (as Mmaboshadi M. Chauke) Self / Self - Narrator (as Mmaboshadi M. Chauke) See fewer	4	White Gold (2020)
Carolyn Engel Temin Self - First Assistant District Attorney / Self - Court of Common Pleas (Retired) (as Judge Carolyn Engel Temin) Self - First Assistant District Attorney / Self - Court of Common Pleas (Retired) (as Judge Carolyn Engel Temin) See fewer	4	Independent Lens (1999)
George Clinton Self Self See fewer	3	Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus (2017)
Questlove Self Self See fewer	3	Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)
Kathleen Cleaver Self Self See fewer	3	Zabriskie Point (1970)
Sonia Sanchez Self Self See fewer	3	Lovecraft Country (2020)
Mike Giampietro Self - Senior Advisor to the District Attorney / Self - Former Defense Attorney Self - Senior Advisor to the District Attorney / Self - Former Defense Attorney See fewer	3	Independent Lens (1999)
Patricia Cummings Self - Conviction Integrity Unity Chief Self - Conviction Integrity Unity Chief See fewer	3	The Innocence Files (2020)
Anthony Voci Self - Homicide Unit Chief Self - Homicide Unit Chief See fewer	3	Independent Lens (1999)
Linn Washington Self - Journalism Professor, Temple University Self - Journalism Professor, Temple University See fewer	3	40 Years a Prisoner (2020)
Chris Norris Self - Activist and Journalist / Self - Journalist and Activist Self - Activist and Journalist / Self - Journalist and Activist See fewer	3	Independent Lens (1999)
Lisa Rau Self - Philadelphia Civil Court, Married to Larry (as Judge Lisa Rau) Self - Philadelphia Civil Court, Married to Larry (as Judge Lisa Rau) See fewer	3	Independent Lens (1999)
Tracy Tripp Self - Assistant D.A., Special Investigations Unit / Self - Former Public Defender Self - Assistant D.A., Special Investigations Unit / Self - Former Public Defender See fewer	3	Independent Lens (1999)
Lisa Harvey Self - Juvenile Unit Chief Self - Juvenile Unit Chief See fewer	3	Independent Lens (1999)
Oren Gur Self - Criminologist Self - Criminologist See fewer	3	Independent Lens (1999)
Javier Rodriguez Self - 25th Police District (as Captain Javier Rodriguez) Self - 25th Police District (as Captain Javier Rodriguez) See fewer	3	Independent Lens (1999)
Arun Prabhakaran Self - Chief of Staff Self - Chief of Staff See fewer	3	Independent Lens (1999)
Lyandra Retacco Self - Charging Unit Chief Self - Charging Unit Chief See fewer	3	Independent Lens (1999)
Maria Quiñones-Sánchez Self - City Council Member Self - City Council Member See fewer	3	Independent Lens (1999)
Omar Rachid Self Self See fewer	3	A Town Called Victoria (2023)
Abe Ajrami Self Self See fewer	3	A Town Called Victoria (2023)
Shahid Hashmi Self Self See fewer	3	A Town Called Victoria (2023)
Danny Glover Self - Narrator / Self - Actor Self - Narrator / Self - Actor See fewer	3	Lethal Weapon (1987)
Ben Johnson Self Self See fewer	2	Dreamer: The Movie (2004)
Tim Robbins Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer	2	Mystic River (2003)
Andrew Cappelletti Self Self See fewer	2	Three Sheets (2006)
Ron Johnson Self Self See fewer	2	America's Next Felon (2009)
Luis E. Sanchez Self Self See fewer	2	Il quinto giorno (2007)
Torin Anderson Self Self See fewer	2	Independent Lens (1999)
Mahogany Ellis-Crutchfield Self Self See fewer	2	Agora (2001)
Payton Von Eschen Self Self See fewer	2	Agora (2001)
Ashley Borne Self Self See fewer	2	Independent Lens (1999)
James Brown Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	2	The Blues Brothers (1980)
Nona Hendryx Self Self See fewer	2	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)
Fred Wesley Self Self See fewer	2	Undercover Brother (2002)
Jeanette Washington Self Self See fewer	2	PBS News Hour (1975)